As well as a concentration of low-priced places near the stations, Brest offers a wide assortment of restaurants. Rue Jean-Jaurès, climbing east from the place de la Liberté, holds plenty of bistros and bars, while just to the north, place Guérin is the centre of the student-dominated quartier St-Martin.L'Amour de Pomme de Terre 23 rue des Halles tel 02.98.43.48.51. The name says it all. This central restaurant specializes not merely in potatoes, but in one single kind of potato – the "samba". Dishes range from simple baked spuds to far more eccentric offerings, typically costing around €20. There are also some tasty Breton stews. Open daily until late. La Maison de l'Océan 2 quai de la Douane tel 02.98.80.44.84. Blue-hued fish restaurant down by the port, open daily for lunch and dinner, and serving wonderful assortments of seafood from €13.57. Ma Petite Folie plage du Moulin-Blanc tel 02.98.42.44.42. Converted fishing boat, moored in the pleasure port, which serves a wonderfully fishy €17 set menu and also offers a wide range of à la carte dishes and daily specials. Closed Sun & two weeks in mid-Aug. Le Ruffé 1 rue Yves-Collet tel 02.98.46.07.70. An attractive place between the gare SNCF and the tourist office, open late, that prides itself on good, traditional French seafood dishes, served on menus costing €13.80 and upwards. Closed Sun.
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